Gatlinburg’s 19th Annual Taste of Autumn food and entertainment event is Thursday, September 15, 2016 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. Enjoy unlimited samples from local restaurants until the last crumb is gone, a cash bar, and entertainment provided by family-friendly comedian, Henry Cho. Proceeds benefit the United Way of Sevier County.
Henry Cho
For over 30 years, Henry Cho, a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, has been sharing his uniquely funny reminiscences of being an Asian-American child growing up in the South. After his first appearance on Bob Hope’s Young Comedian Special, he has been a guest on the Arsenio Hall Show and the Tonight Show, and he has had roles in the movies Say It Isn’t So and McHale’s Navy. He has appeared on tour with Brooks and Dunn, Amy Grant, and Reba McEntire.
Participating Restaurants
Here is a taste of the participating restaurants:
- Vista Grill is a full service restaurant featuring hearty American cuisine at the Park Vista hotel.
- Dixie Stampede, owned by Dolly Parton, offers a four-course, home-cooked, country dinner and a patriotic dinner show with lots of stunt-riding fun.
- Big Daddy’s Pizzeria offers wood-fired brick oven pizzas with hand-crafted dough, homemade sauces, and fresh ingredients.
- Wine A Little offer wines, wine coolers, ciders, cheeses, and tapas, which are Spanish-influenced appetizers and snacks.
- Flapjack’s Pancake Cabin offers pancakes, waffles, omelets, eggs, sausage, ham, skillet breakfasts, BLTs, hamburgers, club sandwiches, and southern-style sides.
- The Melting Pot is a fondue restaurant with cheese fondue appetizers, meat and veggies with broth fondue entrees, and chocolate fondue desserts.
- Bubba Gump Shrimp Company offers a full range of seafood choices – appetizers, salads, shrimp po’ boys, shrimp-topped hamburgers, surf and turf, lobster, salmon, crab legs, Mahi Mahi, and homemade desserts.
- Taste of Italy offers a wide range of authentic Italian cuisine and homemade pizzas including lobster ravioli, calamari, antipasto salad, mussels, and clams made from fresh ingredients.
- Dick’s Last Resort offers Grub ‘n’ Booze including appetizers, ribs, chicken, crabby cakes, burgers, sammiches, salads, and desserts.
- The Fox and Parrot Tavern offers a family-friendly British-themed pub with 31 draught beers, hot tea, authentic British grub, darts, and live music. The menu includes Welsh Rabbit, Fish & Chips, Banger & Mash, Steak & Mushroom Pie, Shepherd’s Pie, English Trifle, and Bread Pudding.
- Corky’s Ribs and BBQ offers catered meals of pulled pork or ribs with all the fixings or ala carte choices of chicken, smoked sausage, and sides for your special gatherings.
- B J & S BBQ
- Collier Convention and Catering
- Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
- Coca-Cola
Tickets
Tickets are still available for $25 per person with children under five admitted free. Reserved tables for parties of 10 for $300 are limited. Check for availability. A corporate VIP package for 10 with wine included for $500 may still be available. For tickets or more information, call 1-800-568-4748 or go to Gatlinburg.com/TASTE online. Ticket sales end on September 14, 2016.